out of the closet
Example Sentences
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A retinue assembled to escort the workers out of the closet, into their cars, and back home, without being tailed, without being detained.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
"I would have been a happier person being out of the closet and being free," he told El Pais in 2024.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025
I was already out of the closet, a little baby dyke, and I remember telling my sister, who’s now married to Phil — I was like, “Look at those two.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024
"Let me tell you something: just come out of the closet boys. Come on, it's fun. You can be gay and conservative," he says in the video.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024
Jenna pulls her clothes out of the closet and lays them on the bed.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
